Love Island

Love Island
General Information
Country of Origin	United Kingdom
Presenter	Caroline Flack (2015–2019) Laura Whitmore (2020–2022) Maya Jama (2023–)
Narrater	Iain Stirling (2015–)
No. of Seasons	10
Broadcast Information
Channel	ITV2
Series Run	June 7, 2015 – Present

For the original celebrity version of the show, see Celebrity Love Island.

Love Island is a British dating reality show. The first season premiered on ITV2 on June 7, 2015 and recently aired its tenth season in 2023.

History

On February 13, 2015, it was confirmed that Love Island would be returning, and would be aired on ITV2. However, this series would include members of the public rather than celebrities. On April 18, 2015, it was announced that Caroline Flack would be hosting the show.

On July 24, 2019, ITV announced that two seasons of Love Island would air in 2020 as opposed to the usual one – with the first airing in the winter and the second in the traditional summer slot. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the initially planned summer season was delayed til the following year.

On December 17, 2019 it was announced that Caroline Flack would be standing down as host for the sixth season after allegations of assault towards her current boyfriend. On December 20, it was revealed that Laura Whitmore would serve as the new host. On February 15, 2020, it was announced that Flack had been found dead in her flat in London.

On August 22, 2022, Whitmore announced that she would be leaving the show after three seasons, due to scheduling conflicts. On September 30, 2022, it was announced that TV and radio presenter Maya Jama would be replacing Whitmore.

Format

Love Island involves a group of contestants, referred to as Islanders, living in isolation from the outside world in a villa in Mallorca, constantly under video surveillance. To survive in the villa the Islanders must be coupled up with another Islander, whether it be for love, friendship or money, as the overall winning couple receives £50,000. On the first day, the Islanders couple up for the first time based on first impressions, but over the duration of the series they are forced to "re-couple" where they can choose to remain in their current couple or swap and change.

Any Islander who remains single after the coupling is eliminated and dumped from the island. Islanders can also be eliminated via public vote, as during the series the public vote through the Love Island app available on smartphones for their favourite couple, or who they think is the most compatible. Couples who receive the fewest votes risk being eliminated. Often a twist has occurred where it has been up to the Islanders to eliminate couples. During the final week, the public vote for which couple they want to win the series and therefore take home £50,000.

Whilst in the villa, each Islander has their own phone in which they can only contact other Islanders via text – or receive texts informing them of the latest challenges, dumping or recoupling. Islanders and couples are typically faced with many games and challenges to take part in designed to test their physical and mental ability, with the winners getting special prizes afterwards. Some Islanders are also sent on dates outside the villa, or can win dates by winning challenges.

Villa

Summer Villa

The main Mallorcan villa for the UK version of Love Island is Sa Vinyassa in Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Casa Amor is the nearby Alchemy Villa, and the Vibe Club is the Shiva Beach Club in Llucmajor.

Between 2017 and 2021, the main villa was Diseminado Poligono 5 near Sant Llorenç des Cardassar.

Winter Villa

The South African villa used for the sixth season was Midden Cottage in the Constantia suburb of Cape Town.

Series Overview

Season	No. of Episodes	No. of Islanders	Originally Aired (UK dates)		Winners
			Season Premiere	Season Finale
1	29	23	June 7, 2015	July 15, 2015	Jessica Hayes and Max Morley
2	37	26	May 30, 2016	July 11, 2016	Cara De La Hoyde and Nathan Massey
3	43	32	June 5, 2017	July 24, 2017	Amber Davies and Kem Cetinay
4	49	38	June 4, 2018	July 30, 2018	Dani Dyer and Jack Fincham
5	49	36	June 3, 2019	July 29, 2019	Amber Gill and Greg O'Shea
6	36	32	January 12, 2020	February 23, 2020	Paige Turley and Finley Tapp
7	49	37	June 28, 2021	August 23, 2021	Millie Court and Liam Reardon
8	49	36	June 6, 2022	August 1, 2022	Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu
9	49	35	January 16, 2023	March 13, 2023	Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan
10	49	32	June 5, 2023	July 31, 2023	Jess Harding and Sammy Root
11	49	39	June 3, 2024	July 29, 2024	Josh Oyinsan and Mimii Ngulube

All Stars

For the All Stars spin-off, follow this link.

Love Island Games

For the competition spin-off, follow this link.

Love Island: The Game

To read about the official Love Island game, follow this link.

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